Ascension Island has no permanent civilian population — its roughly 800 residents are rotating contract workers tied to the RAF base, American satellite facilities, and the BBC World Service relay station. A commemorative 50p issued in its name functions almost entirely as a collectible export, bearing a territory designation that most buyers will never visit and few could locate on a map without help.
Ascension Island has no permanent civilian population — its roughly 800 residents are rotating contract workers tied to the RAF base, American satellite facilities, and the BBC World Service relay station. A commemorative 50p issued in its name functions almost entirely as a collectible export, bearing a territory designation that most buyers will never visit and few could locate on a map without help.